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"Leather" is a noun which is often translated as "el cuero", and "hide" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "esconder". Learn more about the difference between "leather" and "hide" below.
leather(
leh
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thuhr
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (material)
a. el cuero (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Leather is more resistant than other clothing materials.El cuero es más resistente que otros materiales utilizados para la ropa.
c. la suela (F) (footwear)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
In the past, quality shoes were soled with leather.Antiguamente, los zapatos de calidad llevaban suela.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
3. (sports)
a. pegar
It was a boring first half where the players just clumsily leathered the ball from one end to the other.El primer tiempo fue aburrido con los jugadores solo pegándo la pelota de una punta a otra.
4. (colloquial) (to beat) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
a. dar una paliza a
The vivid description of the man leathering the young lad made Sonia shudder.Sonia se estremeció al leer la descripción vívida del hombre dándole una paliza al joven.
leathers
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
5. (clothing)
a. la ropa de cuero (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
There were a lot of people in leathers riding Harleys.Había mucha gente con ropa de cuero, montada en Harleys.
hide(
hayd
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (to conceal)
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. esconderse
My younger sister used to hide under the bed at bath time.Mi hermana menor se escondía debajo de la cama cuando era hora de bañarse.
b. ocultarse
The soldiers hid in the bushes to ambush the enemy.Los soldados se ocultaron entre los matorrales para tender una emboscada al enemigo.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
4. (skin)
b. el pellejo (M) (figurative)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
He'd do anything to save his hide.Haría cualquier cosa para salvar el pellejo.
a. la paranza (F) (hunting, bird watching)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
There is a hide on that hill to watch the birds.Hay una paranza en esa colina para observar los pájaros.
